The Haitian Revolution

Capitalism, Slavery and Counter-Modernity

Eduardo Grüner, Ramsey McGlazer

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English

Polity Press
11 October 2019

History; Social & cultural history; National liberation & independence, post-colonialism; Revolutions, uprisings, rebellions; Hispanic & Latino studies; Social theory

Series: Critical South

It is impossible to understand capitalism without analyzing slavery, an institution that tied together three world regions: Europe, the Americas, and Africa. The exploitation of slave labor led to a form of proto-globalization in which violence was indispensable to the production of wealth.

Against the background of this expanding circulation of capital and slave labor, the first revolution in Latin America took place: the Haitian Revolution, which began in 1791 and culminated with Haiti’s declaration of independence in 1804. Taking the Haitian Revolution as a paradigmatic case, Grüner shows that modernity is not a linear evolution from the center to the periphery but, rather, a co-production developed in the context of highly unequal power relations, where extreme forms of conquest and exploitation were an indispensable part of capital accumulation. He also shows that the Haitian Revolution opened up a path to a different kind of modernity, or “counter-modernity,” a path along which Latin America and the Caribbean have traveled ever since.

A key work of critical theory from a Latin American perspective, this book will be of great interest to students and scholars of critical and cultural theory and of Latin America, as well as anyone concerned with the global impact of capitalism, colonialism, and race.

By: Eduardo Grüner
Translated by: Ramsey McGlazer
Imprint: Polity Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 211mm, Width: 137mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 340g
ISBN: 9781509535484
ISBN 10: 1509535489
Series: Critical South
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 11 October 2019
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Eduardo Gruner is a sociologist and Professor Emeritus at the University of Buenos Aires. He was awarded the Argentine National Literary Prize in 2011 for this book.

Reviews for The Haitian Revolution: Capitalism, Slavery and Counter-Modernity

Eduardo Gruner's remarkable book is not only a brilliant discussion of slavery and the Haitian Revolution; it is also a profound philosophical and critical reflection, from the viewpoint of the slaves' rebellion, on the contradictions of Eurocentric Enlightenment and of Western (capitalist) modernity. Michael Loewy, author of The Theory of Revolution in the Young Marx What is revolutionary today about the Haitian Revolution, in which African slaves brought Napoleon's army to ignominious defeat? How does it fundamentally challenge ways of thinking not just about modern history, but about thinking itself? Read Gruner's book to find the answers to these pertinent questions. Michael Taussig, Professor, Columbia University, Class of 1933